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exempt from the Guidelines. Dr. Gottesman responded that the yeast 
plasmid carries a fragment of Escherichia coli ENA and therefore cannot 
be considered exempt. 
Dr. Gottesman recommended that the RAC approve the proposal and so moved. 
Dr. Young agreed and seconded the motion. Dr. Young said that the yeast 
sequence is a well-characterized sequence in a well-characterized vector. 
The RAC passed this motion by a vote of twelve in favor, none opposed 
and three abstentions. 
XXIII. CLOSED SESSIONS 
The RAC went into closed session to consider proposals from commercial 
concerns for scale-up of recombinant DNA experiments. 
XXIV. FUTURE MEETING DATES 
The RAC selected the following dates for future meetings: 
June 5-6, 1980 
September 25-26, 1980 
XXV. ADJOURNMENT 
The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:15 p.m. Friday, March 7, 1980. 
Respectfully submitted. 
Elizabeth A. Milewski, Ph.D. 
Rapporteur 
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